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Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. ( 18. listopadu 1923, Derry, New Hampshire, USA – 21. července 1998, Pebble Beach, Kalifornie) [1] byl letec, podnikatel a první americký astronaut ve vesmíru a pátý člověk, který stanul na Měsíci .
May 5, 2021 · Then, on May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard became the first American in space during a suborbital flight aboard his Mercury capsule, named Freedom 7. Three weeks later, based on the success of Shepard’s brief flight, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to achieving a lunar landing before the end of the decade.
Alan Shepard punog imena Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. ( Derry, New Hampshire 18. studenog 1923. – Pebble Beach, Kalifornija, 21. srpnja 1998. ), bio je američki astronaut i pilot Američke mornarice. Shepard je bio drugi čovjek, a prvi Amerikanac u svemiru (iza Gagarina ). Deset godina nakon toga bio je zapovjednik misije Apollo 14 i peti ...
Feb 27, 2020 · Bachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy, 1944; two honorary doctorates; Rear Admiral, USN, ret.; test pilot; he was the first American to fly in Space ( Mercury 3 , sub-orbital flight); from 1964 - 1970 grounded by NASA because of inner ear complications (Meniere's syndrome); Chief of Astronaut Office from 1971 to 1974; later Marathon ...
May 5, 2023 · That man was 37-year-old Alan Shepard, a gruff New Englander and progeny of a wealthy and fiercely loyal military family. His boundless energy had propelled him two grades ahead at school, while an adventurous spirit, keen wit, and a single-minded determination to be the best led the U.S. Navy to handpick Shepard to test its most advanced aircraft.
Alan Shepard. Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961, he became the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon . A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard saw action with the ...
Sep 26, 2023 · Mercury-Redstone 3: Freedom 7. Occurred 63 years ago. The first U.S. human spaceflight on May 5, 1961, Mercury Redstone 3 was piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard. The main scientific objective of project Mercury was to determine man's capabilities in a space environment and the ability to return a human safely back to Earth. Mission Type.
